Brill's Companion to Sophocles

Brill's Companion to Sophocles offers 35 specially commissioned essays from leading international scholars which give critical examinations of the progress and direction of numerous wide-ranging debates about various aspects of Sophoclean drama. Each chapter offers an authoritative and state-of-the-art survey of current thinking and research in a particular subject area, as well as covering a wide variety of thematic angles. Recent advances in scholarship have raised new questions about Sophocles and Greek tragedy, and have overturned some long-standing assumptions. Besides presenting a comprehensive and authoritative guide to understanding Sophocles, this companion provides scholars and students with compelling fresh perspectives upon a broad range of issues in the field of Sophoclean studies.

Review:

The editor, Andreas Markantonatos, (...) has assembled an all-star cast. The result is a fine collection of essays on a vast array of topics. Steve Esposito, AHB Online Reviews 3 (2013) 82-86. impressive in its breadth of learning and richness of detail (...). Markantonatos' book is a significant achievement: it contains a wealth of information, and many of its chapters are outstandingly good. Lyndsay Coo, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2013.06.41.